"While living at Evergreen, the Garretts amassed a large collection of art, books, and objets d'artes from all over the world, much of it collected during John Work's tenure as a diplomat for the US government. Over 50,000 artifacts remain in the residence. The Garrett family has been a major contributor to philanthropic causes for over a hundred years, and they remain both a charitable organization as well as patrons of the arts."

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"Dallas, Texas -- Despite the gloomy economy, bidding for a softcover copy of the first Harry Potter book already is at a record $15,000 with more than a week remaining in a rare books auction online and in Dallas, Texas, March 6 and 7. It is one of only 200 such copies issued by the London publisher, Bloomsbury."

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"The Victorians were interested in anything to do with the natural world, from insects to mammoths, microbes to trees. Many eminent naturalists visited Tenby, including Gosse, Huxley, Lluyd and Donovan, and wrote about their finds. Others were interested in archaeology, history and geology. "

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"The Smithsonian Institution Libraries has unveiled exhibitions at two Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. “Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration” showcases some of the world’s greatest pieces of illustration from the Libraries’ collection of rare books and is on view until Jan. 4, 2010, at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries Gallery at the National Museum of American History. The “Art of African Exploration” will be on display until Aug. 16 in the Constitution Avenue Lobby of the National Museum of Natural History."

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"Library Associates Companies and Tulane University Libraries are pleased to report the completion of several major milestones by the Tulane Libraries Recovery Center, established one year ago in response to the devastation of library materials by Hurricane Katrina. Now operating with a staff of 22 segmented into four teams, the Recovery Center has excelled in its ability to process and catalog materials quickly and accurately, and return these materials to the Tulane University community. More than 30,000 restored items and 17,000 donated items have been processed and delivered to Howard-Tilton Memorial Library since the opening of the Recovery Center in February 2008. "

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"British women writers tackled a wide range of subjects with their pens in the 18th and 19th centuries, from animal rights and feminism to children's stories and science fiction. A new exhibition at the Old Capitol Museum offers a glimpse into the lives and work of 10 of these extraordinary authors through an unusual connective lens: Mother Nature."

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"The holdings of three New York art libraries — the Frick Art Reference Library, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art — are now available through a Web site run by the New York Art Resources Consortium, the New York Times reports."

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"Rare books were up for grabs in Greenwich Village Sunday at the the Antiquarian Book Fair on Hudson Street."

"The fair is one of the biggest fundraisers for neighborhood school, P.S. 3. "

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"The floods that overwhelmed southern Wisconsin last summer deposited 9 inches of water in the nondescript warehouse in Viola where Allegra Wakest and Eddy Nix built an online-only business selling used books."

"The muck destroyed more than 3,000 books, but there was a bright spot. Volunteers — most of them strangers — helped move about 60,000 books to dry land. Many of the volunteers were stunned to learn that such a vast book collection existed so close by."

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"BRENTWOOD — Brentwood will have the largest library in Williamson County once construction on an 11,000-square-foot expansion is completed in the fall."

"When all is said and done, the Brentwood Library will measure in at 54,000 square feet, or 4,225 square feet larger than the Williamson County Library in Franklin."

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"Bernard Shapero, reputed for showcasing rare books and manuscripts, will exhibit a complete set of the first edition of David Roberts’ six-volume first edition of The Holy Land. Priced at $480,000, the set is one of only 200 subscribers’ copies published, of which very few survive. "

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"Although you might not know it by wandering the streets, there are close to a dozen booksellers on the east side of midtown Manhattan. Most of them are tucked away in lobbies or require elevators rides to get to. And many carry only rare or specialty books. But Argosy Book Store and Posman Books, two of my favorite shops in the area, are pedestrian-friendly and not completely rarified. An ordinary browser can step inside and not be intimidated by upscale mystique."

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"Hundreds of old and rare books which paint a picture of the fascinating history of Bradford are to go on sale."

"There are so many that two days have been set aside to dispose of the collection at The Bradford Club in the city centre’s Piece Hall Yard."

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"The world’s first printed edition of the Talmud -- nine 16th-century volumes that gather centuries of rabbinic debate on Jewish law -- is now on view at Sotheby’s in New York."

"The so-called Bomberg Talmud -- named after its Christian publisher, Daniel Bomberg -- was printed in Hebrew and Aramaic in Venice between 1519 and 1523."

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"That includes veteran bookseller Michael R. Thompson's three postage stamp-size pieces of the Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the higher-priced items at the fair, ranging from $135,000 to $275,000. The dark and leathery fragments, which date from between 50 B.C. and A.D. 68, were found in a cave on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the Middle East. Encased in coaster-size pieces of glass, they're shaped like the state of Missouri, a rooster and a Chicken McNugget. "

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"At a time when books can be written and distributed to millions by high-speed computer, there is no earthly reason why anyone would need to spend $5.5 million to create an illuminated manuscript of the Catholic Bible, featuring calligraphy applied by hand on calfskin parchment and other bookmaking methods dating back to the Middle Ages."

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"Until recently, college students only had contact with old, rare texts in the form of anthologies, reprints or photocopies, but times are changing. More and more, students at UI and around the country are gaining access to once-restricted texts housed at their universities."

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"Kristen Nyitray, the university's head of Special Collections and University Archives, bid $48,000 to beat out several other potential buyers during an auction yesterday at Christie's in Manhattan. With the 20 percent commission for Christie's, the total price comes to $57,600."

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"'The Original Copy of the Constitution of the State of Oregon,' as it says on the leather-bound cover, is kept inside a cardboard box made of acid-free materials and designed especially for rare books and antiquated papers. The box, stored in a room where fixtures point to the ceiling to prevent direct light from ever touching any of the records, is moved occasionally to prevent theft."

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"Lost for over 110 years, the Antique Silver Reference Library uncovers a treasure trove of antique silver information for collectors, including many previously unknown hallmarks and silver marks."

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"Called "An Evening of Honor for Abraham Lincoln," the free event will feature keynote speaker Matt Holland, assistant professor in the department of political science at Brigham Young University. The audience will also hear excerpts from Lincoln's speeches given by local mayors, commissioners and Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, live music from the Civil War era, Lincoln's favorite cake and a display of $1 million worth of rare original documents either signed by or written by Lincoln himself."

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"The men are in Dunedin for the annual Australian and New Zealand rare books school, being hosted this year by the University of Otago. "

"The five-day school, which has attracted a student from the United States as well as 22 others from various parts of Australia and New Zealand, is held here every four years. "

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"A small exhibit in the University of Georgia's Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, "The Changing Face of Lincoln," shows how the 16th president was depicted in cartoons in American and British newspapers and magazines."

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"His stories showcase powerful, bloodthirsty villains and dauntless good guys, including four-time hero Cotton Malone, rare-book dealer and international operative. (Berry has a fifth Cotton Malone book coming up, 'The Paris Vendetta,' which he promises will 'shake up' the world he’s created.)"

"He favors big ideas, spanning decades and continents, from Antarctica to Asia. He calls it 'commercial fiction' and, in his typically frank manner, doesn’t try to act as if there’s anything wrong with that."

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"He was a roommate to poet Max Jacob, met art critic Guillaume Apollinaire and, most crucially, befriended Gertrude Stein, the modernist American expat who would become a patron and subject for years to come. At Stein's weekly salon, he interacted with other painters developing Cubist art who often would use letters and blocks of type in their collage-like works."

"Picasso would try his hand at writing himself – coming up with hundreds of poems as well as a couple of plays, taking part in a number of book projects involving illustration and art."

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"All of the prints in Modern Times were already in the archives of the Davison Arts Center, as they were part of a collection of generous donations by George W. Davison, who graduated from Wesleyan in 1892. A collector of art books and rare books, Davison, beginning in the 1930s, donated his entire collection of over 6,000 prints to Wesleyan and helped found the Davison Arts Center."

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"Leaders of the foundation that raised $4 million to restore the Jeffersonville Carnegie Library to house a valuable, rare book collection will make a pitch to the trust's board next week to keep the collection."

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"'It's the Holy Grail of comic books,; says Stephen Fishler, one of the leading experts on collectible comics."

"There are only 100 copies of Action Comics #1 in existence, and the story behind this newly-discovered copy is as rare as the book itself."

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"Blockson, a black author, historian, collector and distinguished Penn State alumnus, assembled one of the country’s eminent collections of black literature. A portion of his collection — titled 'Celebrating a Legacy: The Charles L. Blockson Collection of African Americana and the African Diaspora' — is on display in the Diversity Studies Room in Pattee Library."

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"Bauman Rare Books also has reached out to the local culturati. In September the store hosted a cozy little private event for the Black Mountain Institute with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jane Smiley reading to a cluster of fans. Last month it closed its doors for another private gathering: Nevada Ballet Theatre’s formal announcement of James Canfield as its new artistic director."

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"The exposition includes rare editions of the 18th – 21st cc from collection of the Russian National Library. In particular, the visitors will see books and documents telling about the Embassy Order of the Moscow State, about establishment of the Collegiate Organ for Foreign Affairs, about diplomacy of the epoch of Catherine the Great and Alexander the First, about establishment of People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR, and about the present-day structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "

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"Ten scanning units, called scribe stations, have been set up. In each one, a book sits on a V-shaped cradle. Two high-resolution digital cameras overhead point separately at the left and right pages of the open book. An operator sits in front, using a foot pedal to operate a V-shaped glass cover that comes down to flatten the pages being photographed or goes up so the page can be turned. A pair of pages is scanned every six seconds."

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"The year 2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin (1509-2009), one of the founding fathers of the Reformation, and the International Museum of the Reformation (IMR), Geneva, Switzerland, announces an exceptional temporary exhibition and series of events in honor of his contributions. "

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